INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

• The Quit India Movement was not supported by the Communists, Muslim League and the Hindu Mahasabha
• The communists believed that it would virtually damage the labour movement . Labour Unions under Communist influence had apparently decided against participation in the movement, there were large- scale strikes in mills at Kanpur, Jamshedpur and Ahmadabad. When Russia joined the war on behalf of the Allies, the communists began to demand the withdrawal of the movement and pleaded all support to the government in its war effort.
• The Muslim League considered the movement as the attempt of the Congress to turn out the British forcefully as a result of which Muslims would be enslaved by the Hindus. Even the depressed class leader Dr. B.R. Ambedkar described the movement as irresponsible and an act of madness.
• Hindu Mahasabha (HM) was always suspicious of Indian National Congress (INC). They accused INC of being a pro-Muslim organization, and said they always keep 'Muslim interests' ahead of 'Hindu interests'. So it opposed the Quit India Movement primarily because it was launched by INC, an organization Hindu Mahasabha was hardly at good terms with. Especially in the 1930s, the HM distanced itself more from the INC because, in addition to being 'pro-Muslim', INC was also getting inclined towards communism and socialism.
• Also, the threat of Japanese invasion was looming large. The Japanese were slowly capturing colonies in the South-East Asia, and the frightening stories of inhuman treatment they were subjecting on the people of those captured colonies were reaching India. HM knew that the Britishers are the only force that could save India from falling into the hands of a scarily fascist Japan. By taking a pro-British stance, HM also betrayed Subhash Chandra Bose's INA.
• VD Savarkar went on a nationwide tour encouraging Hindu youth to join army in large numbers. During the QIM, the British and the HM were allies.
• Forming a government was also a chance for Hindu Mahasabha to deepen their roots in India. In 1939, when Britishers declared India's engagement in WWll without even consulting Indian people, INC ministries resigned in protest. Sensing an opportunity, both Muslim League and Hindu Mahasabha formed coalition governments. It was also seen as an opportunity to strengthen their mass base, and as a result, weaken INC's mass base.

Thus, Option D is Correct.